²⁴ I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests—

¹⁸ Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they sent us a man named Sherebiah, along with eighteen of his sons and brothers. He was a very astute man and a descendant of Mahli, who was a descendant of Levi son of Israel.^{[a] 19} They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,